Comments on: Citi ThankYou Points Review: Why smart travelers should earn them

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:18:36 +0000

This program is deeply flawed

By: Al

Al — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 02:24:52 +0000

Do not make car reservations using Thank You Points. The arrangement is essentially a prepaid situation so one may not cancel the reservation 48 hours before the pick up time. I made my car reservation about 18 hours ago, and they told me I cannot cancel without a penalty. When I made the reservation, it was not apparent that I could not cancel it. When I called Citi Travel, they told me there was a statement at the end of the terms. It wasn’t clear to me. Rather there was a cancel button on the screen, and if there was such a term, it wasn’t obvious until after the reservation was confirmed.

One better make car reservations via AAA or Costco. Cheaper and can cancel without any penalty.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 17:49:39 +0000

In reply to Harlan Vaughn. FYI. I just called Citi Thankyou to move points around my own accounts. The system let the representative transfer only 100,000 points. I'm not sure if there is another to move points other than the "Points sharing" tab.

By: Harlan Vaughn

Harlan Vaughn — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:27:07 +0000

In reply to ra. That would be the Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta!

By: ra

ra — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 04:17:38 +0000

Hi – Which hotel is the cover pic of this article? Looks really good!

By: Harlan Vaughn

Harlan Vaughn — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:29:55 +0000

In reply to Brandon.

That hasn’t been my experience. When I closed my Citi Premier card, I was able to keep the points I’d earned from it by having other TY cards linked to the same account number.

YMMV, and you may want to transfer your points out of the account before you close the card – or call Citi to make sure. I’ve always had every TY card linked to one account.

By: Harlan Vaughn

Harlan Vaughn — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:21:41 +0000

In reply to Audrey. Hey Audrey! Nope, no limit between your own accounts (100K limit on both sending and receiving to/from accounts that aren't yours, though). Transfer away!

By: Harlan Vaughn

Harlan Vaughn — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:20:53 +0000

In reply to George. There ya go! That's an excellent plan you have there! Love hearing how you're using flexible points and airline partnerships to get the award seats you want. High five, George!

By: Harlan Vaughn

Harlan Vaughn — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 02:19:43 +0000

In reply to Janice Lintz.

Hey Janice! Completely agree with you on all points. For smaller airlines, you may luck calling Citi directly – it’s not like Chase where WYSIWYG. Worth a shot.

Glad to hear you’re saving cash on flights by using your points. It’s certainly a nice perk!

Thank you for reading and commenting, hope you are well!

By: Janice Lintz

Janice Lintz — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:25:39 +0000

I love to use Citi Thank You points to for airlines that I might have to pay out-of-pocket. It’s not always the best use of points, but my goal is to never pay for a flight especially pricey non-alliance planes. Receiving 25% off is an additional perk. For me, having a portfolio of points at my disposal minimizes my cash spend. My biggest gripe with the program is that I cannot book on many small airlines like Air Senegal.